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Can anyone suggest the best route from Bangalore to Attappadi and road condition? I am planing to travel by November first/second week.

I guess this route was discussed last year from Kochi to Attapadi?

From Coimbatore take the Anaikatty road via Mankarai.Scenic road with plenty of twists and turns.IIRC the Mankarai forest CP has timings(9Pm to 6am?).No updates post monsoon,but usually the road does not break up.

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Originally Posted by joommen

Hi, I believe Selam-Dindigal-Theni route is easier to reach Attappadi ? I am planning to take Theni route to go to Thiruvalla next week, will update once am back in Bangalore.

Attapadi falls under the Silent Valley Project near Agali bordering Palakkad and Malappuram districts,so no way is this close to south Kerala,which rules out the Dindigul route.

From Coimbatore take the Anaikatty road via Mankarai.Scenic road with plenty of twists and turns.IIRC the Mankarai forest CP has timings(9Pm to 6am?).No updates post monsoon,but usually the road does not break up.

Thanks for the update. Initially we were planning to travel via Palakkad-Mannarkad but it showed closer to Coimbatore as per google maps. I am driving down from Bangalore, mostly via Kanakpura-Satyamangalam route.

Hi, I believe Selam-Dindigal-Theni route is easier to reach Attappadi ? I am planning to take Theni route to go to Thiruvalla next week, will update once am back in Bangalore.

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Originally Posted by coolclouds

Thanks for the update. Initially we were planning to travel via Palakkad-Mannarkad but it showed closer to Coimbatore as per google maps. I am driving down from Bangalore, mostly via Kanakpura-Satyamangalam route.

Easy to get onto the road from Coimbatore.Travel on Avinashi road and then ask anybody for Pudur Anaikatti road.Mallumowgli might be able to help with more details as he is in CBE.

Thanks for the update. Initially we were planning to travel via Palakkad-Mannarkad but it showed closer to Coimbatore as per google maps. I am driving down from Bangalore, mostly via Kanakpura-Satyamangalam route.

Best option : Mysore-Gudalur-Kotagiri-Mettupalayam-Karamadai-Right turn to Pannimadai road, around 200m before Tudiyalur-Anaikkatti-Agali-Attappadi

Not sure about this. But today morning read somewhere that farmers are protesting near Mandya today for sugar cane prices.

Edit: Here is the news

"Protests back on Mysore Road

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Mandya: Sugarcane farmers of the Mandya belt will on Friday launch an agitation against the government to get a better price for their crop.
They will lay siege to the official residence of chief minister Jagadish Shettar in Bangalore and disrupt Dasara celebrations in Mysore.
The protest comes on the heels of the month-long Cauvery row.This time,the farmers have targeted the ongoing Dasara festivities in Mysore.They have warned the government that they will disrupt the festivities by stopping vehicular traffic on the Mysore-Bangalore highway.
Starting Friday,the farmers will station their bullock carts and livestock on the highway."